Obesity causes serious medical complications and impairs quality of life. Moreover, in older
persons, obesity can exacerbate the age-related decline in physical function and lead to …

Obesity prevalence is growing progressively even among older age groups. Controversy
exists about the potential harms of obesity in the elderly. Debate persists about the relation …

Purpose To determine whether weight prior to diagnosis and weight gain after diagnosis are
predictive of breast cancer survival. Methods Patients included 5,204 Nurses' Health Study …

Abstract Background The US Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended
screening all adult patients for obesity due in part to the strong association between obesity …

PURPOSE: For this report, we examined the relationships between the conditions of being
overweight and obese and mortality from all causes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease …

In the general population, a high body mass index (BMI; in kg/m 2) is associated with
increased cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. However, the effect of overweight …

BACKGROUND: Increased body mass index (BMI) and abdominal adiposity increase the
risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in persons free of these diseases, but their …

Evidence from developed Western societies is reviewed for the claims that (a) physical
attractiveness judgments are substantially based on body size and shape, symmetry, sex …

Reducing morbidity and mortality related to overweight and obesity is a public health priority.
Various interventions in school and worksite settings aim to maintain or achieve healthy …

Objective: To estimate the impact of perinatal weight change on obesity, weight gain, and
development of obesity-related illnesses 15 years after pregnancy. METHODS: Pregnancy …